106 CMR, § 703.183 - TAFDC Teen Parent Structured Residential Setting
[Note: 106 CMR 703.183 was formerly found at 106 CMR 203.630]
(A)
Requirements.
(1) A
teen parent must reside in a teen structured living program when the teen is
not living with one of the people cited in
106 CMR 703.180(2)
or cannot live alone as defined in
106 CMR
703.184 and the teen parent asserts that he
or she cannot live in the home of his or her parents because abuse, neglect,
substance abuse/addiction, or some other extraordinary circumstance is present
and is confirmed by the Department and the Department of Children and Families
(DCF); and The pregnant teen may reside in a teen structured living program at
any time during her pregnancy.
(2)
A teen parent placed in a teen structured living program must pay a portion of
his or her assistance grant for program fees. The amount is determined by the
teen structured living program.
(3)
The minimum obligations of a teen structured living program are as follows:
(a) require a teen parent to enroll and make
acceptable progress in a school not beyond high school or a HiSET program
unless he or she has a high school diploma or a HiSET certificate;
(b) require a teen parent to participate in
basic parenting skills, basic life skills classes, and pregnancy prevention
classes;
(c) provide necessary
rules and regulations to promote stability; and
(d) provide regular counseling sessions to
enhance the teen parent's self-esteem.
(B)
Verification.
Verification of the presence of abuse, neglect, addiction to substances, or
other extraordinary circumstance shall be by a written statement from
DCF.
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